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  1. Moscow

    Fire drills and enforcement

    Here we inspect and license all the Day Cares. So, the are subject to an inspection every year for license renewal. What I do to find out if they are doing the fire drills properly is, we show up usually late morning to early afternoon go to the nearest pull station and pull it. Then we will...
  2. Moscow

    Plumbing fails.

    I have a good book for you to read called (How the Plumber saved civilization), its pretty funny book. then we can debate which is the lesser trade. :)
  3. Moscow

    Type 1 hood

    Big ole NAHHHH!!!!!!!
  4. Moscow

    Type 1 hood

    Yes, I agree that is talking about the hood and surrounding area of the hood. Don't you think if the code is requiring that the hood to have 18" of noncombustible material on all sides of the hood and the wall behind the hood to be noncombustible, that maybe you should require noncombustible...
  5. Moscow

    Type 1 hood

    2009 IMC section 507.9 A type 1 hood shall be installed with a clearance to combustible of not less than 18 inches. there is an exception in regards to gypsum but it still has to be constructed with noncombustible structure. I don't have a 2012 but I am sure it has the same section.
  6. Moscow

    Average day 5-15-13

    http://youtu.be/djB4dmfHhQk hope this works if not you can Google firestop vs fireblock expanding foam burn test. I found that I really really like the meds way to much.
  7. Moscow

    Average day 5-15-13

    sorry about the last post its tuff to type with a broken hand and pain meds
  8. Moscow

    Average day 5-15-13

    Firestop vs Fireblock Expanding Foams, Flame / Burn Test ... check this video out that was sent to me about the fire block or orange foam. We use to allow it at a fire block but not no longer, however they can use at a draft stop only.
  9. Moscow

    New puppy

    Do you make them pre heat the makeup air? Reason I ask is I have ran into this before and did not require them in to install heated makeup air (because the IRC does not require heated make up air like the IMC). Let me tell you at 900CFM it get pretty cold in the kitchen which makes for a very...
  10. Moscow

    Warm Storage for snow plows

    I would ask what is the fire department doing? Do they have a fire sprinkler system where they park their fire trucks?
  11. Moscow

    hawaii travel help

    We have been to Maui 3 times love it. We always stay at the Maui Kai and the Mahana on Kaanapali(sp?) beach, if you go to the Mahana web site there is a web cam to look at. They are condo's that is right on the beach all condos over look the water. It has a super market just across the street...
  12. Moscow

    Inspecting SDR 35 and manholes on commercial property

    I don't have a latest ASTM d3034 on me but, in the past you can not install SDR 35 as a building drain. It can be used as a building sewer as long as you do installed closer than 2 feet to the building. It was only to be use for sewer piping outside of the building under ground. I see it all the...
  13. Moscow

    how hard

    The IPC test was not to hard but you still need to be familer with plumbing. Now the UPC one was a pain when I took it, it was 2hr open book 2hr close book and lucky for me I am a jouneyman plumber and was in the field for 10 years. However there is lots of rules-of-thumb in plumbing which can...
  14. Moscow

    barn burner

    cda is correct
  15. Moscow

    barn burner

    I was one of the Moscow firerfighters that responed to the fire that morning let me tell you Pullman is about 7 miles away from Moscow and you could see the glow of the fire from our staition. When we got there flames were about 100 feet in the air. we were on site from 3:30 AM to 8:30 AM we...
  16. Moscow

    Water Faucet installed above kitchen range

    I have installed them and now I allow them. No code violation here as well
  17. Moscow

    ICC Board Action

    Hey Jim its Justin how are you feeling. Sorry I was not able to come down on Friday to check in with you. Tell Patty I said hi. Sorry to go off topic.
  18. Moscow

    Is your Code Adoption Legaly Binding?

    Here when a new code is adopted the city forms a committee that holds puplic meetings, on the committee is at least 1) architect, 1) plumbing contractor, 1)mechancial contractor, 1) building contractor, 1) Genral contractor, 1) electrical contractor, 1) building supplier, and 1) from the public...
  19. Moscow

    Un-Purple Primer for PVC

    Good I eye I did not see that, I stand corrected. guess its time to chang the contacts or maybe start wearing my glass's.
  20. Moscow

    Un-Purple Primer for PVC

    the water closet on the end away from the wall in the ladys room has its vent coming off down stream and using it as the drain for the urnial in the mens room
  21. Moscow

    Un-Purple Primer for PVC

    Here we use the 2003 UPC and under the UPC section 905.2 states that all vents connect to a horizontal drian pipe, each vent shall have its invert taken off above the drainage centerline of such pipe....... and if you look at were the drain line is, its about the top 2/3 of the pipe. So because...
  22. Moscow

    Un-Purple Primer for PVC

    I agree with you i would of made them roll the combo so it was at least the top 2/3 of the pipe or above.
  23. Moscow

    Un-Purple Primer for PVC

    Purple primer aside I would make them install a clean out above the urinal on the vent per UPC.
  24. Moscow

    Welcome Idaho

    The most important one is here ME!!!!!!!!!
  25. Moscow

    Practice test question has me stumped

    We came up with the same answer 140 X 7.5 = 1050 .18 X 2000= 360 1050 + 360 = 1410 Let us know what you find out.
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